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BRITAIN'S squabbling MPs tonight plunged the country into further Brexit chaos by voting against every possible way forward - AGAIN.

The House of Commons rejected four different Brexit options leaving the UK more deadlocked than ever.

Theresa May looked glum tonight as MPs rejected EVERY single one of the soft Brexit options tonight plunging Britain into yet more chaosCredit: AFP or licensors

Just 11 days before the new date Britain is set to leave the EU, they voted against four options including a customs union, second referendum, cancelling Brexit or a Norway-style deal.

And Tory Nick Boles, the architect of one of the soft Brexit plans, dramatically announced he would quit the Tories live in the Commons.

"I have given everything to try to find a compromise. I accept I have failed," he told MPs as his voice cracked.

And in a blast at his own colleagues he added: "I have failed chiefly because my party has refused to compromise."

As Westminster remained utterly deadlocked with no clear path ahead:

EU boss Guy Verhofstadt warned that a No Deal was almost inevitable and MPs have one more chance to 'break the deadlock'
The Brexit debate was interrupted by naked climate change protesters who tried to glue themselves to the furniture
Brexiteer ministers geared up to demand the PM force the EU to fix the Irish backstop next week or we leave with No Deal
Top Leave-backing rebel MPs warned they could bring down the Government rather than accept a customs union
Jeremy Corbyn boasted he's ready for a General Election

Theresa May could now bring her deal back for a FOURTH attempt, arguing that it is still the only way to unite the country.

Her hopes could have been raised that now she can force through her deal, as last Friday it gained more votes than any of tonight's options.

The pound plunged yet again after politicians threw out all the alternative proposals this evening.

Tonight Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay warned Britain could crash out of the EU with no deal in less than a fortnight unless warring MPs can finally back a deal.

He said: "This is now the second time the House has considered a wide variety of options for a way forward.

"It has once again failed to find a clear majority for any of the options.

"And yet the result of the House on Friday not to endorse the Withdrawal Agreement means that the default legal position is that the UK will leave the EU in just 11 days’ time.

"To secure any further extension the Government will have to put forward a credible position to the EU on what we would do with the extra time."

We cannot go on simply voting down every proposition
Tory Ken Clarke

Any watered down Brexit would have divided the Cabinet and could have sparked a huge walk-out of Brexit champions like Andrea Leadsom, Penny Mordaunt and Liam Fox.

Veteran ex-Cabinet minister and Tory Remainer Ken Clarke, who proposed the customs union option, told MPs tonight: "I’ve come a damn sight closer to a majority than anyone else has.

"We cannot go on simply voting down every proposition."

The PM now can breathe a sigh of relief tonight as she won't be forced into a soft Brexit by MPs.

But Mrs May still faces a mammoth five-hour showdown with her top team today as they try to plot a way forwards.

Several of them will try to urge her to scrap her deal altogether and go for a No Deal on April 12.

However, as the customs union plan only lost by three votes, her Remainers will try to strong-arm her into going for one anyway.

Gang of four Remainers Amber Rudd, Greg Clark, David Gauke and David Mundell are set to argue for a softer Brexit that could split the party in two.

The Cabinet weren't allowed to vote tonight, but if they were it could have passed with their support.

Her top team will also be shown polling tomorrow detailing the impact on the party if they held another vote now.

If the PM's deal gets rejected again she could call a general election in a final roll of the dice to break the deadlock - but this would be a nuclear option and could totally backfire.

Labour crawled ahead in a poll over the weekend which will have spooked Tories in narrow marginal seats.

Glum Mrs May leaving the House of Commons tonight as she gears up for a mammoth Cabinet session tomorrow

Speaker Bercow revealed tonight that Brexit is still as deadlocked as ever - and MPs STILL can't decide the way forwardCredit: EPA

Tory Nick Boles said his plan had failed and that he could no longer sit as a ToryCredit: PA:Press Association

Tonight John Bercow risked fresh uproar among Brexiteers by refusing to pick the No Deal amendment for MPs to vote on.

One motion was for the UK to quit the bloc without a deal on April 12 - which is already the default option.

And the other would give the UK a right to exit the Northern Irish backstop by amending the withdrawal deal at a later date.

He didn't allow any debate or voting on Tory John Baron's plans, and instead allowed four motions which would lead to a softer Brexit, a delay or a total scrapping of our exit.

And he told fuming Leave MPs that their argument had been "aired repeatedly" and had been rejected.

"'It may or may not feature in the future but in terms of trying to broker progress now I did not think it was the most sensible motion to choose at this time," he stubbornly insisted.

Brexiteer MP David Davies blasted tonight: "MPs were denied the right to vote for a full WTO Brexit on the ballot paper tonight. It was a choice between soft Brexit, no Brexit or holding another referendum to get a different answer. So much for democratic innovation of 'indicative votes'."

What happened in tonight's Commons votes?

By Kate Ferguson

TONIGHT'S second round of "indicative votes" were intended to find a consensus on Brexit - but nothing got a majority.

MPs debated multiple different Brexit outcomes before having their say in a formal parliamentary ballot.

The options that all lost tonight are:

CUSTOMS UNION - LOST 273 votes - 276
Ex-Chancellor Ken Clarke has an amendment keeping the UK in the customs union, which stops us doing trade deals, but leaving the single market so we can end free movement.

Some 37 Tory rebels backed the plan, but their bid was thwarted after 13 Labour MPs defied Jeremy Corbyn’s orders and refused to vote for it.

NORWAY PLUS - LOST 261 - 82
The "Common Market 2.0" proposal by Tory MP Nick Boles would keep Britain in both the single market and customs union, but introduce new curbs on immigration from the EU.

The plan was rejected by 21 votes – losing by 282 votes to 261.

The bid was backed by 33 Tory rebels, but flopped after 25 Labour MPs voted against it 33 – including many who back a second referendum – abstained.

SECOND REFERENDUM - LOST 280 - 292
A motion drawn up by Labour's Peter Kyle and Peter Wilson calls for a referendum on any deal approved by the Commons.

STOP BREXIT - LOST 191 - 292
Joanna Cherry’s amendment calling for Brexit to be stopped if Britain faces a no-deal was defeated by 292 votes to 191 - a majority of 101.
It emerged that the process was doomed by a massive block vote of Tory MPs, who again said No to all four options.

The DUP voted against everything this evening.

Just 37 Conservative MPs backed a customs union versus 237 who opposed it, 33 wanted a Common Market versus 228, 15 voted for a second referendum versus 253, and only 10 backed revoking Brexit, versus 260.

Seething Tory MP Huw Merriman slammed his hardline Brexiteer Conservative colleagues last night as a “Dad’s Army”.

Mr Merriman added: “My message to Steve Baker and all the others in their foxholes is get out of it, or you will find yourselves in a customs union”.

The European Parliament’s chief negotiator Guy Verhofstadt said last night’s result meant “a hard Brexit becomes nearly inevitable”.

Referring to Round 3 of the indicatives votes tomorrow, the former Belgian PM added: “On Wednesday, the UK has a last chance to break the deadlock or face the abyss.”

One EU official that if the deal doesn't go through this week, Brexit is likely to be delayed for months.

The source said: "Either the UK asks for an extension beyond May 22, in which case it must participate in the European Parliament elections, or it must adopt the withdrawal agreement."

Britain is currently due to leave the EU next Friday, April 12 - but Mrs May is almost certain to request a delay instead of leaving with No Deal.

Senior ministers are bitterly divided over whether Britain should go for No Deal or stay in the customs union if the PM's deal is killed off for good.

Liz Truss said today: "I think we are well prepared for No Deal, I don't have any fear of No Deal."

But Michael Gove hit back, saying: "We have to leave the European Union in good order. Parliament won't vote for No Deal. No Deal is bad for our economy and bad for our union."